Dark Aspects #17 - EarthBound Beginnings/MOTHER (Part 1) - Thane Gaming
1,000It’s about time! This is one of several Dark Aspects episodes on the MOTHER/EarthBound series, starting with the Famicom original. Topics in this first part include Teddy’s shocking backstory, the tragedy of the Flying Men/Magicant, along with the many censorship changes found in the game’s re-releases.
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Sources & further reading:
⍟ All MOTHER 1 (Game Boy Advance) footage is by Stephen Georg via StephenPlays on YouTube.
Watch the first episode of his let's play series on the game here: https://youtu.be/Hzr9yYlyMuk
⍟ All EarthBound Beginnings (Wii U virtual console) footage recorded by me!
tcrf.net/EarthBound_Beginnings (MOTHER regional differences)
chasmang.wordpress.com/2010/07/02 (“Flying Man” lyric insight)
earthboundcentral.com/2011/01/itois-book-about-quitting-smoking/ (Itoi on smoking)
kenisu.webs.com/motherencyclopedia.htm (MOTHER Encyclopedia translated by kenisu)
ign.com/faqs/2005/mother-changes-listfaq-611584 (MOTHER Famicom/GBA port differences)
earthboundcentral.com/2010/01/earthbound-and-literary-inspirations/ (MOTHER x Stand By Me)
starmen.net/forum/Games/Mother1/Official-MOTHER-novel-Chapter-1-sample-translation (MOTHER novel chapter 1 sample translation by kenisu)
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Music used:
0:00 - ♫ Mother Earth - EarthBound Beginnings
0:08 - Game Over
0:26 - All That I Needed Was You
1:34 - Monkey Cave
2:03 - Magicant / Eight Melodies (Mother) - Smash Bros. Ultimate
4:15 - Magicant (New Remix)
5:59 - The Paradise Line - EB Beginnings
7:24 - A Ghastly Site
8:32 - Yucca Desert
9:45 - Fallin' Love
11:21 - The Jolly Flying Man - EarthBound
12:04 - Wisdom of the World (Queen Mary's Castle) - EB Beginnings
12:44 - Cave of the Tail
12:50 - Eight Melodies
13:09 - Unused Track (Underground Theme) - EarthBound
14:30 - Alien Investigation - EB Beginnings
14:39 - Refreshing Toilets - MOTHER 3
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